The United States, Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

The United States, Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

The United States, Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed following the 1787-88 battle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and crafted to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. on September 25, 1789, Congress approved twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution. Articles Three through Twelve were ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791, and became Amendments One through Ten of the Constitution. Article Two became part of the Constitution on May 5, 1992. Article One is still pending before the states.

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